Next cycle's contestants on America's Next Top Model have just been announced, and it's a pretty diverse gaggle of girls. You might even say that a couple of them already look rather fierce, but not as fierce as Robo-Dominatrix Tyra does here. Check out all of the new would-be models, along with my tongue-in-cheek predictions for the makeovers in their televised future.

I love ANTM! I'm happy cause one girl, Aimee, is from my state of Washington. I really love this show. But one thing that has been buggin me since I saw the previews of the show is theres a song that is played and it sounds like Nicole from the Pussycat Dolls is singing the song but what is the song called?
Thank you!

I think that "Make Me a Supermodel" better reflects what working models actually look like. The cast of that show is fairly diverse as well but you can tell that those people could actually WORK; I haven't seen the Top Model ladies outside of a couple of runway shows (if they're lucky), reality t.v. and/or their Covergirl ads. It's nice that they're easier to relate and don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of the show, but it's also important to keep in mind that it's a reality show and not actually a recruitment process for models. The show/being a contestant and getting the prize for winning is all any of the contestants can expect, not an actual modeling career. The irony is that the only "model" who really benefits from the show is Tyra ;). I think Top Model has totally paved the way for her talk show career.

I love this show. Don't laugh too much, but I had a dream that I was BFF with CarrieDee!!
With the writer's strike, it'll be nice to finally have some new shows on TV. Although I have to admit, I'm getting a little burned out on reality shows. A girl can only watch so much "Jon and Kate plus 8, Big Medicine, Miami and LA Ink!"

I'm over this show too. I hung on as long as I could stand it, but Tyra and the rest of the panel have become so self-indulgent that it's no longer about modeling or teaching skills. And by the way, they rarely have any other races or cultures represented besides black and white. Where's the rest of the world that I see everyday?

Well, the thing is, the modeling industry *isn't* very diverse. So I think it's nice to see that ANTM makes an obvious attempt to better reflect the diversity in our culture. It's a nice change from what we see in fashion magazines and runways, where there isn't a lot of variation. Just my $.02.

I really like ANTM, but I am kind of dissapointed with this article. Tyra Banks isn't that pretty, and of course they are diverse-they are models! Nobody would watch if they were all super-thin light-skin blondies. I like that ANTM isn't like that, but I just wish that everyone would talk about something else for a change.